#1 The Eleventh Hour written by Steven Moffat This Wholigan is not happy about the fact that Doctor Who doesn’t come back on air until November 23. Do you realize that is 16 weeks away!? A bit overwhelming when one has to travel time in a straight line. In honor of Matt Smith’s departure from Who […]

I love this film. It was one of the first rated-R films I could go see on my own, since I turned 17 just before it was released in 2004. I went and saw it by myself (apparently this type of film isn’t usually favorited by teenage girls…I can’t understand why); it quickly became one […]

Today, Harry Potter would be 33. AND it is J.K. Rowling’s birthday too. Let’s celebrate in the way only the Potter Puppet Pals can. Also, because this is my favorite. And, lastly, a sincere THANK YOU to J.K. Rowling, without whom the world would certainly be a duller place. -The Collectress

Most people haven’t heard of Netflix’s original series, Hemlock Grove. I started watching it because I was sick, I’d watched every episode of Supernatural, and anything was better than trying to slough my way through A Feast for Crows. I’m seven episodes in; if you asked me the plot, I couldn’t begin to explain it to you. Yet I […]

Title: Performance in a Leading Role Author: MadLori Word Count: 166,487 Warning: NSFW Read it here. So, I’ve circled back to my Johnlock ship, and incidentally, the first author that I recced for Fanfic Wednesday. MadLori’s Alone on the Water took me to new realms of angst and emotional turmoil; I felt sadness that I never expected […]

The Collective continuously works toward learning how to write better. Here are 11 over-used science fiction tropes that should be avoided at all costs. Except in the case of Season 6 Episode 8 of Doctor Who. In this case, the “Let’s Kill Hitler” plot point is bloody brilliant. As a teacher of writing and a […]

This is not yet a book, but it really should be. We at The Collective LOVE all things Nerdist and our favorite Doctor Who aficionado, Kyle Anderson, started a 30-part series entitled “Doctor Who: A Companion’s Companion” that basically summarizes THE WHOLE OF DOCTOR WHO. It’s like a less convoluted version of the TARDIS Wiki. For a Wholigan […]

**Beware of spoilers, darling** What is Sookie doing this season? (Besides creating deviating plotlines with her vagina). I’m beginning to worry that True Blood‘s protagonist has lost that spark that endeared her to audiences in the past. Where’s the spunky barmaid that told off Eric Northman the first time they met? Or the girl that went […]